Lenny Henry has narrated 12 audiobooks on Listento.it by 18 authors, with an average listener rating of 3.7★ across 279 ratings. The most-rated is Anansi Boys.
Anansi Boys
Summary
God is dead. Meet the kids. When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing "gifts" his father bestowed, before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie's life. Mr. Nancy left Fat Charlie things. Things like the tall, good-looking stranger who appears on Charlie's doorstep, who appears to be the brother he never knew. A brother as different from Charlie as night is from day, a brother who's going to show Charlie how to lighten up and have a little fun, just like Dear Old Dad. And all of a sudden, life starts getting very interesting for Fat Charlie. Because, you see, Charlie's dad wasn't just any dad. He was Anansi, a trickster god, the spider-god. Anansi is the spirit of rebellion, able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, and baffle the devil. Some said he could cheat even Death himself. Returning to the territory he so brilliantly explored in his masterful New York Times best seller American Gods, the incomparable Neil Gaiman offers up a work of dazzling ingenuity, a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth that is at once startling, terrifying, exhilarating, and fiercely funny, a true wonder of a novel that confirms Stephen King's glowing assessment of the author as "a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him."
©2005 Neil Gaiman (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers
White Teeth
Summary
Zadie Smith’s dazzling debut caught critics grasping for comparisons and deciding on everyone from Charles Dickens to Salman Rushdie to John Irving and Martin Amis. But the truth is that Zadie Smith’s voice is remarkably, fluently, and altogether wonderfully her own. At the center of this invigorating novel are two unlikely friends, Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal. Hapless veterans of World War II, Archie and Samad and their families become agents of England’s irrevocable transformation. A second marriage to Clara Bowden, a beautiful, albeit tooth-challenged, Jamaican half his age, quite literally gives Archie a second lease on life, and produces Irie, a knowing child whose personality doesn’t quite match her name (Jamaican for “no problem”). Samad’s late-in-life arranged marriage (he had to wait for his bride to be born) produces twin sons whose separate paths confound Iqbal’s every effort to direct them, and a renewed, if selective, submission to his Islamic faith. Set against London's racial and cultural tapestry, venturing across the former empire and into the past as it barrels toward the future, White Teeth revels in the ecstatic hodgepodge of modern life, flirting with disaster, confounding expectations, and embracing the comedy of daily existence.
©2000 Zadie Smith (P)2018 Random House Audio
Deconverted
Summary
A former religious radio host raised in the cradle of Christianity, Seth Andrews, battled his own doubts for many years. His attempts to reconcile faith and the facts led him to a conclusion previously unthinkable, and this once-true believer ultimately became host of one of the most popular atheist communities on the internet.
©2013 Seth Andrews (P)2013 Seth Andrews
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase (Dramatized)
Summary
The brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast series based on And Another Thing… the sixth book in the famous Hitchhiker’s Guide 'trilogy'. Winner of the 2019 Audie Award for Science Fiction. Forty years on from the first ever radio series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur Dent and friends return in six brand new episodes, in which they are thrown back into the Whole General Mish Mash in a rattling adventure involving Viking Gods and Irish Confidence Tricksters, with our first glimpse of Eccentrica Gallumbits and a brief but memorable moment with The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast Of Traal. Starring John Lloyd as The Book, with Simon Jones as Arthur, Geoff McGivern as Ford Prefect, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Sandra Dickinson and Susan Sheridan as Trillian, Jim Broadbent as Marvin the Paranoid Android and Jane Horrocks as Fenchurch, the cast also includes Samantha Béart, Toby Longworth, Andy Secombe, Ed Byrne, Lenny Henry, Philip Pope, Mitch Benn, Jon Culshaw and Professor Stephen Hawking. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2018, the series is written and directed by Dirk Maggs and based on And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer with additional unpublished material by Douglas Adams. This edition also includes over 50 minutes of unbroadcast bonus material. Listeners are reminded that the relaxed attitude to danger provided by Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses is no substitute for running around, screaming. Cast: The Voice Of The Book…John Lloyd Arthur Dent…Simon Jones Ford Prefect…Geoff McGivern Zaphod Beeblebrox…Mark Wing-Davey Trillian/Tricia McMillan…Sandra Dickinson Trillian…Susan Sheridan Random…Samantha Béart Jeltz/Wowbagger…Toby Longworth Constant Mown…Andy Secombe Left Brain/Thor…Mitch Benn Fenchurch…Jane Horrocks Hillman Hunter…Ed Byrne Cthulu…Jon Culshaw Marvin…Jim Broadbent The Guide MkII…Professor Stephen Hawking The Consultant…Lenny Henry Heimdall/Barzoo/Buckeye Brown/Eccentrica /Gunner Vogon…Tom Alexander Aseed Preflux/Sub-Etha Voice/HOG Door …Philip Pope Modgud/The Viking…Theo Maggs Baldur… Phillipe Bosher Announcer…John Marsh Music by Philip Pope Production research by Kevin Jon Davies. Written and directed by Dirk Maggs. Based on the novel And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer, with additional material by Douglas Adams. Recorded at The Soundhouse Ltd. by Gerry O'Riordan. Sound Design by Dirk Maggs. Produced by Dirk Maggs, Helen Chattwell and David Morley. A Perfectly Normal Production for BBC Radio 4.
©2018 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)2018 BBC Worldwide Ltd
White Teeth
Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of White Teeth by Zadie Smith, read by Lenny Henry, Sagar Arya, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Ray Panthaki. Zadie Smith's White Teeth is a classic international best seller and an unforgettable portrait of London. One of the most talked about fictional debuts ever, White Teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Dealing - among many other things - with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse, and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle, it is a life-affirming, riotous must-listen.
©2018 Zadie Smith (P)2018 Penguin Books Ltd
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Summary
The hit improvisation radio show that spawned the TV phenomenon. Regular team captains Stephen Fry and John Sessions are joined by Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Hugh Laurie, Enn Reitel, Jimmy Mulville, Nonny Williams, Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Robbins, John Bird, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover as they battle their way through a succession of games and romp through a world of literary styles, TV theme tunes and film genres. Chairman Clive Anderson desperately tries to hold the whole thing together, and the guests make it up as they go along in this riot of improvisation. First heard on BBC Radio 4 in January 1988, Whose Line Is It Anyway? went on to run for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America. Based on comedy suggestions from the studio audience, this is ad-libbed comedy at its best. With Colin Sell at the piano. Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson, with additional material by Martin Booth. Produced by Dan Patterson
©2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
The Celebrity Kids' Stories Collection
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Delight in a collection of famous children's stories performed by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of "Beauty and the Beast", read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall, to an awe-inspiring and captivating retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" by the renowned Lenny Henry, and many, many more.... This collection includes: "Aladdin", "Beauty and the Beast", "Sinbad the Sailor", "The Gingerbread Man", "Three Little Pigs" (Rik Mayall), "Hansel and Gretel", "The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland", "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin", "The Hare and the Tortoise" (Bobby Davro), "Sleeping Beauty", "Emperor's New Clothes", "Ugly Duckling" (Lenny Henry), "Get Me out of the Jungle Book "(David Van Day), "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Safety First at Home and Play" (Phillip Schofield), "Cinderella", "Beepo Bear" (Anita Harris), "The Princess and the Pea" (Emma Forbes), "Puss in Boots" (Tony Robinson), "Billy Goats Gruff", "Snow White" (Andy Crane), "The Pirate", "The Parrot", "The Genie & the 'Magic Way' Explained" (Stephen Fry) and "Joseph and His Coat of Many Colours" (Alan Titchmarsh).
©2017 One Media iP Ltd (P)2017 One Media iP Ltd
Stories for Little Boys
Summary
Delight in a collection of famous children's stories performed by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of Aladdin read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall to an incredibly captivating retelling of Emperor's New Clothes told by the renowned Lenny Henry and many, many more... This collection includes: Jack and the Beanstalk & The Hare and the Tortoise (Bobby Davro) Puss in Boots (Tony Robinson) Alladin, Sinbad the Sailor & The Gingerbread Man (Rik Mayall) Emperor's New Clothes (Sir Lenny Henry) Roger and the Rottentrolls (Colin Baker) Billy Goats Gruff & The Three Little Pigs (Andy Crane) Pinnochio & The Frog Prince (Robin & Brenda Markwell)
©2017 One Media iP LTD (P)2017 One Media iP LTD
Most Well-Known Children's Stories
Summary
Delight in a collection of the most well-known children's stories voiced by our favourite celebrities, from a fantastic edition of The Beauty and the Beast, read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall, to the incredibly captivating Rapunzel, told by the renowned Bobby Davro, and many, many more. This collection includes: Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Rik Mayall) Cinderella, Puss in Boots (Tony Robinson) Jack and the Beanstalk (Philip Schoffield) Snow White (Anita Harris) Sleeping Beauty, The Emperor's New Clothes, Hansel and Gretel (Lenny Henry) The Princess and the Pea (Emma Forbes) Get Me Out of the Jungle Book (David Van Day) Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Alice in Wonderland (Bobby Davro) The Frog Princess (Brenda and Robin Markwell)
©2017 One Media iP LTD (P)2017 One Media iP LTD
Once upon a Time: Favourite Fairy Tales
Summary
Delight in a collection of the world's favourite children's stories voiced by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of Beauty and the Beast read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall to the incredibly captivating Rapunzel told by the renown Bobby Davro and many, many more... This collection includes: Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor (Rik Mayall) Cinderella (Tony Robinson) Billy Goats Gruff (Andy Crane) Snow White, The Emperor's New Clothes (Anita Harris) Sleeping Beauty (Lenny Henry) The Princess and the Pea (Emma Forbes) Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel (Bobby Davro) Puss in Boots, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, The Frog Prince, The Elves and the Shoemaker (Brenda & Robin Markwell)
©2017 One Media iP LTD (P)2017 One Media iP LTD
Day Release: The Complete Series 1 and 2
Summary
A moment of reprieve. Nobody knows you. No one owns you. You're on day release.
Lenny Henry plays double murderer Frank Watt, who is getting ready to face life on the outside after 30 years in prison. He's looking forward to getting out, but things have changed a lot since the '80s, and he's institutionalised. He quite likes his bookish, monklike life inside, and the anger he was boiling over with when he went to prison is down to a manageable simmer.
Outside, life is full on. Plus, Frank's got some old business to sort.
Playwright and journalist Peter Jukes is best known for his book about the hacking trial, Beyond Contempt (which he also dramatised for Radio 4), and more recently for his award-winning podcast and subsequent book Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder Uncovered.
Sir Lenny Henry is an award-winning actor and playwright and one of Britain's best known comedians.
Directed by Mary Peate.
©2018 Peter Jukes (P)2018 BBC Audiobooks Ltd.
The Neil Gaiman Reader
Summary
An outstanding array - 52 pieces in all - of selected fiction from the multiple-award-winning, number-one New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman, curated by his fans around the world, and introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James Spanning Gaiman’s career to date, The Neil Gaiman Reader is a captivating collection from one of the world’s most beloved writers, chosen by those who know his work best: his devoted fans. A brilliant representation of Gaiman's groundbreaking, entrancing, endlessly imaginative fiction, this captivating volume includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults - Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane - and nearly 50 of his short stories. Impressive in its depth and range, The Neil Gaiman Reader is both an entryway to Gaiman’s oeuvre and a literary trove Gaiman fans old and new will return to many times over. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2020 Neil Gaiman; Foreword copyright (c) 2020 by Marlon James; Preface copyright 2020 by Neil Gaiman (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers